A new COVID variant is spreading rapidly and could soon become the dominant variant around the globe. The variant, called XEC, was first detected in Germany in August and appears to have a growth ...

As flu season nears, so do new COVID-19 variants. A newly discovered COVID strain known as XEC continues to spread rapidly ...

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Samples taken in the pandemic's early weeks reinforce hypothesis that coronavirus emerged from live animal market, not a ...

The spread of SARS-CoV-2 highlighted the importance of global collaboration, she says. It also renewed interest in virology ...

XEC is also an offshoot of omicron, the widely spread variant that formed in 2021. According to experts, it has some of ...

The new "XEC" COVID-19 variant spreading rapidly in Europe has arrived in the US. What are the symptoms, will it cause a fall ...

A new covid-19 variant called XEC may spread more easily than past variants, but current vaccines are still effective against ...

A new study published in the journal Cell is supporting the theory that COVID-19 emerged from wildlife trade at Huanan ...

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The EMA has approved Penbraya for protection against invasive meningococcal disease and an update of the composition of two ...